Article 1 1. For the purpose of providing follow-up to the 2011 seminar to 'promote confidence building and in support of a process aimed at establishing a zone free of WMD and means of delivery in the Middle East', the Union shall support activities in order to further the following objectives:
(a) to support the work of the Facilitator for the 2012 Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction;
(b) to enhance the visibility of the Union as a global actor and in the region in the field of non-proliferation;
(c) to encourage regional political and security-related dialogue within civil societies and governments, and more particularly among experts, officials and academics;
(d) to identify concrete confidence-building measures that could serve as practical steps towards the prospect of a Middle East zone free of WMD and their means of delivery;
(e) to encourage discussion on the universalisation and implementation of relevant international treaties and other instruments to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems;
(f) to discuss issues related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international and regional cooperation in this regard.
2. In this context, the projects to be supported by the Union shall cover the following specific activities:
(a) providing means for the organisation of a follow-up event related to the 2008 and 2011 Union seminars, to be held before the 2012 Conference in the form of a track-2 seminar;
(b) providing means for the preparation of background papers on subjects dealt with by the follow-up seminar;
(c) providing means for the creation of a dedicated page on the website of the EU Non Proliferation Consortium of Think Tanks;
(d) providing means for the participation of non-governmental experts from the Union, when necessary and in close coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS), to relevant official, non-governmental and track-2 initiatives, such as the Amman Framework.
A detailed description of the projects is set out in the Annex.